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pentastich

[ pen-tuh-stik ]

noun

Prosody.
  1. a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of five lines or verses.

pentastich

/ ˈɛԳəˌɪ /

noun

  1. a poem, stanza, or strophe that consists of five lines
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of pentastich1

1650–60; < New Latin pentastichus < Greek ԳáپDz. See penta-, stich 1
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Example Sentences

Pentastich, pen′ta-stik, n. a composition of five verses.—adj.

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